Archive for June, 2013

Visix New Products/Enhancements for Digital Signage Users

Wednesday, June 5th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Atlanta-based Visix Inc. has added three new product or product enhancements, all aimed at users of digital out-of-home. They include: APPOINTwmv – tailored to clients who already have digital signage software that either isn’t easy to use, or who prefer to create their content in PowerPoint. It allows users to publish their presentations as videos […]

BrightSign Asia Ltd.

Wednesday, June 5th, 2013

Andrew Neale

BrightSign, LLC this week announced its new presence in Asia, hereafter called BrightSign Asia. This collaboration with a strong Asian service and distribution partner greatly expands BrightSign’s reach in Asia, with an office in Hong Kong, as well as service centres in Shenzhen, Beijing and Shanghai. BrightSign Asia will serve as BrightSign’s presence in Asia, […]

Provision Interactive Partners With Rite Aid for In-Store 3D Rewards Center

Wednesday, June 5th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Provision Interactive Technologies Inc., a Chatsworth. California-based subsidiary of Provision Holding Inc., has entered into a multi-year partnership with Rite Aid Corporation to install its proprietary 3D Reward Centers kiosks inside select Rite Aid stores. These kiosks generate eye-popping, 3D holographic videos as well as exclusive wellness+ information and Rite Aid promotions. The first phase […]

7th Munich Digital Signage Conference

Tuesday, June 4th, 2013

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

The folks over at invidis have announced the dates for their 7th Digital Signage Conference 2013 being held in Munich… It is being held, as usual, at the Kempinski Hotel am Flughafen München which has proven itself time and time again to be a great venue. Dates for your diary are 18th and 19th September […]

‘Blowing The Wall Off’ At NCSU Research Library

Tuesday, June 4th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

A research library at North Carolina State University’s James B. Hunt Jr. Library in Raleigh, North Carolina has, with the help of Christie and The Sextant Group, been designed as an exciting, purpose-built environment where students and faculty can interact with top-of-the-line digital technology to further their research and education. By redefining the components of […]

Engaging Canadian Shoppers with OOH Ads

Tuesday, June 4th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Traditional media still has the largest influence on shoppers with TV (85%), Out-of-Home (79%) and Direct Mail (77%) among the top three, according to a 2013 Canadian shopper survey conducted by BrandSpark International. According to the Out-of-Home Marketing Association of Canada, the survey, using a sample size of more than 100,000 household shoppers, gives an […]

Will Work For Love: Yan Lu, RMG Networks, Beijing

Tuesday, June 4th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

This month we introduce Yan Lu, Vice-President, General Manager, RMG Networks, where he is responsible for the company’s office, staff and operations in Beijing. Describe your personal workspace. The RMG China office is located in Tsinghua Science Park at Beijing, along with many prestigious high tech companies. Sitting in my chair, to my right, there is […]

Heath Robinson AV Bikes (And Vans)

Tuesday, June 4th, 2013

Maddie Cotterill

Media Displays‘ Ian Taylor tells us that UK public sector organisations are making the most of digital messaging vehicles to help raise public awareness during specific campaigns. One example they sent through was this very Heath Robinson looking digi-bike (shown above) that both the Leeds Teaching Hospital and Greater Manchester Police have used to take […]

Outcast Media Licenses Visible Spectrum’s Cloud Platform

Monday, June 3rd, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Outcast Media, digital media company reaching active, on-the-go consumers, became the most recent network operator to license the web-based platform for custom content creation from Visible Spectrum Inc. of Burr Ridge, illinois. VSI will provide the custom video creation engine for Outcast’s two networks: the Fuel Network and the Fitness Network. Advertisers reach a Nielsen […]

Condition Green. Intel Code Word RCM

Monday, June 3rd, 2013

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

No official word from Intel yet but a number of people have told us that the codeword for Intel’s planned digital signage content management software system is RCM (perhaps, based on where we think the majority of the code is / has come from that could by ‘Ryarc Content Management’?) Anyway, we are told that […]